PPL says power outages are down

PPL Electric Utilities says new equipment and additional tree trimming resulted in a decrease in power outages in 2013.

Gregory N. Dudkin, president of PPL Electric Utilities, said the number of power outages was down by 9 percent in 2013, compared to the average of the previous three years. The average duration of power outages was down by 11 percent by the same comparison.

Dudkin also said that tree-related outages had declined 43 percent in 2013, the result of the utility's stepped-up tree trimming and removal.